Wednesday, 1 June 2005

We are to be a sweet smelling fragrance to a lost and dying world!

“Mary came in with a jar of very expensive aromatic oils, anointed and massaged Jesus' feet, and then wiped them with her hair. The fragrance of the oils filled the house.”

JOHN 12:3 (Message Bible)

Mary gave her most precious gift. The perfume was poured out. The bottle was broken. There was no fragrance until she broke the bottle.
She gave all she had to the Lord. This was an act of total surrender. A life to lose and a life to be gained as we are poured out to others. Will you allow your life to be poured out to others? There are millions in the valley of decision. Who will tell them of Jesus’ love?

I had a dream and in it I looked at my perfume bottle. I saw that it was almost empty. I was concerned that the perfume was about to run out. In the natural I always buy perfume duty free and I had no ability to do so at this time. I filled the bottle with water. To my consternation, as I looked at the bottle, there was a chemical explosion in the bottle, all the substances vaporized and poured out the top of the bottle, leaving nothing in the bottle. I woke up at this point very disturbed thinking, What do I do, I have no perfume now! The bottle is empty!

God showed me that the perfume is the oil of the anointing. The crushed olive releases the oil. This oil has a beautiful fragrance. If there is no crushing, there will be no oil! There will be no fragrance! That anointing to die breaks yokes, and causes us to rule, to reign, to move in power and purpose. Yes we are anointed to die! Jesus had an anointing to die. He was anointed by Mary to die. When we receive Jesus as Lord and Saviour, we are anointed to die, to be poured out for others.

If we mix the oil of the anointing with the water of the Word of God (the life of God) we will have a chemical explosion which will flow out into all the world. God’s word is powerful, living and active. God’s word will bring life change. The vapour is the precious Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ that pours out to a lost and dying world. The Lord wants us to mix the anointing which He gives us to go into all the world with the living word of God and then there will be a chemical explosion as it goes out into all the world. We will take and be that vapour bringing life wherever we go bringing change, because we bring a chemical explosion - a vapour that permeates all it comes in contact with.

FRAGRANCE

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Denise Reid

Pastor, teacher, missionary
Four Corners Ministries Inc.
P. O. Box 308

Hamilton, New Zealand, Australia
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Thursday, 2 June 2005

It is one thing to have a vision and it's another thing to see it fulfilled, you need to catch it.

“Then I said to them, You SEE the bad situation we are in, how Jerusalem lies in ruins and it's gates are burned with fire. Come LET US build up the wall of Jerusalem, that we may no longer be a disgrace. Then I told them of the hand of my God which was upon me for good, and also... And they said Let us rise up and build! So they strengthened their hands for the good work.”

NEHEMIAH 2:17-18 (Amplified Bible)

Get into the heart/mind of God concerning what and how we ought to do things, where we are and why, and what is expected of us by God, and people around us in that church, office, or organization. Prophet Isaiah saw the Vision of the Lord, God asked, “Whom shall I send? Who will go for us?” (Isaiah 6:1-8) Nehemiah on the other hand challenges the Israelites of the bad condition of the walls of Jerusalem. There was an urgent need, and something had to be done, no one was bothered and Nehemiah tells them to SEE, in order for them to fully grasp of what is expected of them they needed to catch the VISION of Nehemiah by:

1) Identifying the Vision of rebuilding the wall and gates. In the church service, it's not just singing, dancing, and hearing the sermon of the day. Go on and get to know the vision of your church, identify it.

2) Identify with it. Nehemiah let them see the bad situation. It is no longer his vision, but it becomes their vision when they see. And he said, “Let us arise and build.” They used to say before, “This is your own idea,” as they walked through. Now they could see the reproach or disgrace was to be on them.

3) Identify the needs and demands of the vision. The wall needed materials and manpower. Every vision from God demands resources, finances, people who are F.A.T. Faithful, Available and Teachable.

4) Identify the blank spaces in the vision. When God gives a vision sometimes He gives the 1st phase and the Last in between is a missing link. Moses was given the skeleton or sketch of the tabernacle, Joseph dreamed and what he saw was the last phase of the vision. Vision transcends your input capacity so you need others to fill the flesh in the skeleton.

5) Identify your personal strength. People have been created uniquely by God with different strengths. The angel tells Gideon, “Go in this thy might.” Judges 6:12-14 As you identify with the vision look at your talents, possessions, resources, abilities, gifts, etc

6) Identify and fit in your place in the vision. This will help avoid friction in whatever you are doing with others and strengthen the team and bring victory and success as in Judges 7:21. They identified their position and won the battle.

7) Act accordingly, in the ability and strength as you stand in your position as you fulfill the divine task or God-given dream/vision or as you help the man of God carry out and fulfill the vision. When you have done these seven things, then we say you have caught the vision. You will enjoy being part of the vision and be fulfilled in life.

VISION

Pastor Paul Mwangi
Jesus Praise Centre Church
P.O. Box 14 (50400)
Busia, Kenya, Africa
Email: pastorpaulm@yahoo.com
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Friday, 3 June 2005

God loves us in our failures, in our mistakes, and in our shortcomings. He knows we are not perfect. He made us and formed us therefore nothing we could ever do can surprise Him.

“God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.”
PSALM 46:1 (KJV)

Years before I had my own children I was the caretaker of a sweet boy named Tyler. My husband and I always thought of him as our own. He spent much of his early childhood with us. He had just learned how to walk without falling. One day he was running down the driveway. He fell. With tears running down his cheeks and loud crying I ran to him. I knelt down and picked him up. I held him close and told him it would be alright. Then I brushed the dirt off him and stood him up beside me. He cried for me to pick him up. “Carry me,” he cried. As I looked in his eyes I could see his hurt and fear. I knelt down again and said, “Tyler, you can do it! You have a little boo boo on your knee but it will get better. We will put some medicine on it to get all the yucky germs away so it will not get infected. But you have to be brave and walk with me.” He swallowed hard and took my hand and we walked into the house together. I did clean up his knee and put some medicine on it. Then we prayed for Jesus to fix all the boo boo’s. Shortly after, he was ready to go back outside and run again. Outside we went and he did live to run again. He fell a few more times as well. But when he fell the next times he knew it would be okay and he just got up, brushed himself off and kept on going.

There are so many truths in this little story. As Christians, we run this race and we fall down sometimes. Some of those first falls leave an impression that we often never forget. We must remember that God loves us. There are times He does carry us through and there are times that we must take His hand and like Peter we have to walk with Him back to safety, back to the place where the dust is shaken off of us and we can get cleaned up. Go and get all the germs out. Start a healing process, and then go back out there and go again. We all make mistakes. It is how we respond when we realize we have made them that God is looking at. He is looking into our heart issues, much more than our appearance issues. Whatever it is He still loves us. He loves us in our sin and He loves us in our repentance. There will be times that He will hold us close enough to hear His very heartbeat. And when we hear it He will then put us down that we might take His hand and walk with Him. Often we will walk into unknown territory but we can be assured He will be with us every step of the way. Along the way He will fix all our little boo boo’s. He is a faithful God who will keep us, and when we fall, He will be there to pick us up. He will heal our hurts chase our fears away with His perfect love. And we will run again.

COURAGE
 

Gina Sechrist
Covenant Christian Church
Asheboro, North Carolina, USA
Email: voice2nations@triad.rr.com

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Saturday, 4 June 2005

Be on Fire for the Kingdom of God!

“And his disciples remembered that it was written, The zeal of thine house hath eaten me up.”

JOHN 2:17 (KJV)

This testimony is a true story from a small town called Stilfontein on three hours drive from Johannesburg city in South Africa.

One preacher moved from America to pay a visit to a local pastor that we will call Pastor X. After they have spent time of fellowship and sharing, the preacher said to Pastor X, listen my friend during Moses’s time there were many bushes, but only one bush was in fire. Pastor X in the beginning didn’t get him well.

The preacher repeated it up to 7 times. Finally Pastor X understood that the preacher was talking prophetically to him from the fact that he went far away from the city (Johannesburg -- or you can say America) and localized himself in one bush far away from the main road (Stilfontein -- or you can say Africa). That bush where he found himself is on fire and will be a place of revelation and salvation for many nations. And really that prophecy is accomplished.

My dear friend, instead of looking to your parents, friends, pastors, and the body of Christ to be revived, you must know that GOD targets you for the next divine revolution; in this planet earth there is nobody else other than YOU. The heaven is looking at you and seeking your availability to surrender yourself under the mighty hands of God to be used as an instrument of change.

Can’t you just rise and join the book of chronicles of this end of times as Martin Luther, John Knox, John Wesley, Andrew Murray, Charles Finney, Katherine Khulman, Kenneth Haggin, Oral Roberts, Billy Graham, and all the rest of great men and women of God that heaven and earth have known. Just move out of your criticism, your theology, and your own conviction. Join the army of revival of this century for God’s sake. May the Lord God bless and keep you!

AVAILABILITY

Pastor Jean Paul Albert Mbarga
His Center Ministries
East London, Republic of South Africa, Africa
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Sunday, 5 June 2005

Fulfilling God’s destiny is the most important thing we can possibly achieve in our lives.

“But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ. Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord … that I may win Christ, and be found in Him …That I may know Him, and the power of His resurrection, and the fellowship of His sufferings …If by any means I might attain unto the resurrection of the dead.”

PHILIPPIANS 3:7-11 (KJV)

Destiny is what we are ready to die for. Destiny is God’s calling, purpose, vision, intentions, plans and strategies for our life. Destiny is God’s Divine inheritance for us.

What hurts the Lord the most is when we do not function in our destiny. God will call Himself by our name when we walk in our destiny. The ability to fulfill destiny is connected with having a chronic hunger for the Lord.

Our destiny is connected with our gifts, talents and what we do best through the grace the Lord has placed on the inside of us. Functioning in our destiny will start from our decision. We must follow our destiny by faith.

Our destiny is to know Him. Not knowing our destiny will bring demonic independence and depression in our lives. God’s destiny purifies us. If we will follow our destiny, we will have to pay the price, which is to destroy our self-centeredness.

The Cross is the key to our destiny.

DESTINY
 

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Nikola Dimitrov
Bible Teacher, Preacher, Educator, Translator
“Life in Glory” Apostolic Christian Center
Bourgas, Bulgaria, Europe
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Monday, 6 June 2005

“Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law.”

ROMANS 13:8 (KJV)

Responsibility to Love. We have a responsibility to God, to Jesus and to the Holy Spirit to show LOVE and give LOVE and live a life of LOVE. We have a responsibility to exhibit the LOVE of the LORD to our fellow human beings and all of God’s Creation.

“Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbor, and hate thine enemy.” Matthew 5:43 It is our responsibility to love the homosexual, the murderer, the thief, the lawyer, the banker, the bully, the child molester… it is our job to show the Love of Jesus to our enemies. “But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;” Matthew 5:44 They are truly victims of the enemies of God. It is our responsibility to forgive and to help. We must learn how to forgive in an effort to live a loving life towards our fellow human beings and to bring them into the bosom of Christ. It is imperative that we share the Love of Christ Jesus with people who need our love and the LOVE OF JESUS in their lives. If they do not get the Love of CHRIST from us, as CHRISTIANS who do we believe they are to get the love of Christ from? Where are people who are victims of the enemies of God going to get help from, if not from us as individuals who have the LOVE of GOD indwelling in us?

So our job is to understand how and learn to grow to a spiritual depth where we can exhibit the love of Christ not only in words (talk), but in deeds (action); not only from our mouths, but from our hearts (giving/showing), not only from our tongues and lips, but from our hands (doing/work) and feet (going/direction).  Jesus said: “A new commandment I give unto you. That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.” John 13:34

Direct people into a life of love through better decision making. Making better choices. Love will free your mind, body and spirit from negativity. Love will free your spirit to commune with God and the God-Family in unbelievable ways. “This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have you.” John 15:12

LOVE
 

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James Anthony Allen, Evangelist
eBlessings.us Founder
Stone Mountain, Georgia, USA, North America
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Tuesday, 7 June 2005

For the sake of peace, avoid arguments; state your case clearly in love and leave the rest up to GOD: the Holy Spirit settles all disputes.

“Can two walk together, except they be agreed? Will a lion roar in the forest, when he hath no prey? Will a young lion cry out of his den, if he have taken nothing?”

AMOS 3:3-4 (KJV)

Wicked IMAGINATIONS. Perverse and wicked imaginations do not just exist outside religion and the church. There is much perversity in the church as is outside the church. It is hidden, covered up, masked by facades, or people turn blind eyes pretending it does not exist. We must believe that God sees all, hears all, and visits each person where they live and breathe. Some of the things that God abhors is: “a heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief, a false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.” Proverbs 6:18-19 We must examine ourselves by way of the Holy Spirit that we may see our own flaws, sins, and idiosyncrasies.

God is not mocked nor ridiculed. God is grieved when His people say they love Him, yet plot/scheme evil against others: backbiting, maligning, slandering, bearing false witness, lying, or looking down on others. All these things are Wicked Imaginations. “For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies.” Matthew 15:19 “Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.” Romans 1:21

It is not possible to agree with all men, but we must make certain that the light of God shines within us that when we are wrongly accused, abused, and misused, the Glory of God grants us favor, grace, and peace despite the circumstances. “Having a good conscience; that, whereas they speak evil of you, as of evildoers, they may be ashamed that falsely accuse your good conversation in Christ.” 1 Peter 3:16 “And the mean man shall be brought down, and the mighty man shall be humbled, and the eyes of the lofty shall be humbled.” Isaiah 5:15 “Neither can they prove the things whereof they now accuse me.” Acts 24:13 Pray for God to raise up a standard of excellence in us that His Spirit proves fruitful and all evil be bound and put to flight.

PHILANTHROPY

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Cheryl Ford Velasquez
Metro World Outreach Center
Stone Mountain, Georgia, USA, North America
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Wednesday, 8 June 2005

Temptation in itself is not a sin. It is when you yield or give in to the temptation, it becomes 'SIN'. With every temptation, God has made a way of escape.

“The woman said to the serpent, “We may eat fruit from the trees in the garden, but God did say, “You must not eat fruit from the tree that is in the middle of the garden, and you must not touch it, or you will die.” “You will not surely die,” the serpent said to the woman. For God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.” When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it. She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it.”

GENESIS 3:2-6 (NIV)

The woman had knowledge of what God had said. Genesis 3:2-3 She listened to the devil, and gave thought to what he said to her. Genesis 3:4-5

Notice the progression here.

l. She saw, (she looked).
2. She desired and took some.
3. She ate. She sinned by disobedience to God. She gave her husband some also and he ate it. She shared her sin

Adam and Eve lost the close fellowship they once had with God. God in His love and mercy, made provision for our sins to be cleansed by the blood of Jesus (see John 3: 16), if we believe and confess that we have sinned.

Let us face this fact: we inherited our sin nature from our foreparents. And we will only enjoy fellowship with our Heavenly Father as we confess and forsake our sins. Our lives will then have meaning and purpose as we fellowship with our Heavenly Father.

FELLOWSHIP

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Abigail Taylor
Pastor/ Evangelist
Miracle Temple Ministries
Lodge Project, St. Kitts, West Indies
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Thursday, 9 June 2005

The Opportunity of a Lifetime is to meet the LORD.

“And when they had brought their boats to land, they left all, and followed him.”

LUKE 5:11 (KJV)

Meeting the LORD. One meeting with the Lord Jesus, and your life may not be the same. Once you meet the creator of the universe, your life can take a new direction. Beyond the grave is the eternity, and there is God that we will meet. “We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.” 2 Corinthians 5:8

When the fishermen James, John and Simon met Jesus they left all, and followed Jesus. (Matthew 4:18-22) Their lives became changed, and they found something more valuable, more worthy in which to invest their own lives. Some people admire certain persons. And they became inspired of them, doing the same things they do. But no one in human history could make, has made and does make such an influence on people as does Jesus Christ.

Millions of people are meeting the Lord and are changed by Him. Jesus can change your life too. Have you met Him? Or do you want to meet him again? “And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.” 1 John 2:2

I grew up in Macedonia where I was active in the church. Through the years, I could see how many people met and found Jesus. They were delivered from sin, and started to live a new life in Christ. “Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.” John 8:12 God is doing the same in Sweden, where I live today, and the rest of Scandinavia, and around the world. This very moment, right now, God is meeting people. Do you want to know Him better? You can meet Him today. “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” John 3:16

NEW LIFE

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Mile Cekov

Nassjo Baptist Church
Radhusgatan 42, 57132 Nassjo
Nassjo, Sweden, Europe
E-mail: murtino2004@hotmail.com

Telephone: ++46 380 146 54
 

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Friday, 10 June 2005

We need to know Him and know who He is for us in each situation we face in our lives.

“Be still and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.”
PSALM 46:10 (KJV)

The Lord reveals His nature to us in ways that we often do not recognize at first. We are always looking for Him to show up in our lives in the ways that we know Him. Sometimes in our lives we experience a new level of understanding about who God is. It reminds me of the time in the Bible when Mary and Martha called for Jesus to come because their brother, Lazarus was sick. They knew Jesus. He had been in their home. They had spent time with Him. They knew Jesus could heal their sick brother. When Lazarus died they were terribly upset. They were upset that Jesus had not come to their rescue and heal their brother. I think it is fair to say they might have even been a bit angry with Jesus; often the way we are when something we have been praying for doesn’t happen in our time frame. Jesus was up to something they could not understand. They couldn’t see. They were completely clueless about what was about to happen. They only knew Jesus as a healer but Jesus was ready to reveal to them He was not only a healer, but He was resurrection life too. This was an opportunity to reveal more of who He was to them. After all Lazarus was a friend of Jesus too.

In our lives we experience things that we don’t often recognize. We call out to God. The God we know. We call on Him as healer if we have experienced him as healer in the past. We call on Him as Comforter if we have known Him as comforter in the past. We call upon Him as our Prince of Peace if we have seen Him as peace. We often do not call upon that character of God that we have not seen or experienced. There are times He wants to take you to a deeper place than you presently are. There are things about Him we do not know and it is His heart for us to know Him. He desires to show us who He is in our lives. So in those times, He is not answering your call perhaps He simply is going to use it as an opportunity to show you a part of Himself you have not known before.

He is faithful to complete all that He has begun in you and so you must believe that all things will work for your good, in the end. You cannot see all the things that He is working out behind the scenes. But you can pray that He will open your eyes and pull back the curtain that you may see just who is with you and for you. Sometimes we need to still our fears and our minds and just know that He is God for you.

TRUST

Gina Sechrist
Covenant Christian Church
Asheboro, North Carolina, USA, North America
Email: voice2nations@triad.rr.com
 

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Saturday, 11 June 2005

All You Need is the Anointing of the Holy Spirit.

“How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and power, and how he went around doing good and healing all those who were under the power of the devil, because God was with him.”

ACTS 10:38 (NIV)

This is a true story, which will help you to aspire, seek, stay and move into GOD’s presence and became a vessel of honor for this generation; a vessel which is not a sacrifice. One as He was including in death and resurrection of Jesus Christ of Nazareth.

In a town called Calabar in Cross River State in Nigeria, a preacher lead by the Spirit of God went and established himself and his ministry. He was localized out of town where many other churches were found. After a short time, he moved to the level to lead a community of more than 4,000 members. With a great and wonderful structure that many dream to have, there were many signs and wonders certified through the power of the Word of God.

And suddenly, he started to face tribulation, persecution, and false testimony from the entire body of Christ. One day came as he stayed faithful to his call and focused himself to Christ who called him, a few spiritual Nicodemuses came to him with a Thomas heart and asked to him, “Pastor Joy, what is your secret of success?” He told them, “As you will be going back to your different houses pour on the kitchen table-- oil, honey, and milk. Come back to me early in the morning.” They went and made the exercise like foolish dogs. In the morning, all their different tables were full of the celebration of the nature.

When they explained to Pastor Joy in the morning meeting, he simply told them, “Everywhere GOD pours His Spirit as He promised it in His Word, there will be an attraction and fixation and growth from nature with no noise and publicity nor advertisement. Only one key-- the anointing of the Holy Ghost.” So all you need is the anointing of the HOLY SPIRIT to make a difference in your life, your home, your work, your ministry, in your business and in everything that tries to rob GOD of His glory. Glory always gives to Him. Glory gives back to Glory. Alleluia!

ANOINTING

submitted by:

Pastor Jean Paul Albert Mbarga
His Center Ministries
Email: reverand_albert@yahoo.com

East London, Republic of South Africa, Africa
Telephone: +27.72.66.77.914; +27.43.722.9337
 

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Sunday, 12 June 2005

Let your positive light shine to all the world for Christ.

“You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled by men. You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven.”

MATTHEW 5:13-16 (NIV)

The Identifier of the Christian. When one opens the newspaper, when one activates the television set, when one turns on the radio, one is there who speaks only about violence, hatred, war, the world in tribulation. What must be the attitude of the Christian when faced with this news? We must bring a change, but count it all joy. (James 1:2)

In this passage, Jesus told his disciples that they are the salt of the earth and the light of the world. Thus this is the proper identity of the Christian. What is it about salt, which are the proprieties known as salt? Salt is used for seasoning the nourishment of the body. It has thus a function of giving. As a Christian, we owe our lives to give to the community; to give life, peace, and joy which is accompanied in its entourage by the means of love. A thorough love or at least a love which the Christian as salt gives as the taste to the society. “Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.” Colossians 4:6

“Everyone shall be salted with fire, and every sacrifice shall be salted with salt.” Mark 9:49 Salt has a function of preserving the Christian by their integrity and their honesty, which must influence the world. Our Lord Jesus goes further by saying to the disciples that they are the light of the world. (Matthew 5:14) We are Christian lights of the world because we shine in the truth, piety, and sanctification of JESUS. “See to it, then, that the light within you is not darkness.” Luke 11:35
God bless you.

SALT AND LIGHT
 

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Evangelic Church of Revelation
Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Africa
Email: yavolevis@yahoo.fr

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Monday, 13 June 2004

Love the LORD with all Your Heart, Soul, Mind, Body, and Strength.

“How can a young man keep his way pure? By living according to your word.”

PSALM 119:9 (NIV)

How Can a Man Keep His Way Pure. In our world today, full of materialism and all kinds of opportunities to live life to the fullest, have you ever wondered, “how can I live a pure life for God?” All to often we have to agree with Paul when he said in Romans 7:15 and 20 “For what I am doing, I do not understand; for I am not practicing what I would like to do, but I am doing the very thing I hate.” “But if I am doing the very thing I do not want, I am no longer the one doing it, but sin which dwells in me.” It’s obvious that we as Christians need to find out how to control the sin, which dwells in us. As Christians, we are forgiven of our sins, but we know that the old nature still hangs around. We all know that we have committed our lives to God and want to please Him, but we are all to often disappointed when we fail to live up to this desire. All of us have a weakness or several weaknesses in our lives that we deal with on a continuing basis. So how do we overcome these weaknesses and live a life for God doing the things that please God? I think God’s Word has the answer and it will take commitment and discipline from us to follow through on what God has told us.

In Psalm 51, David tells God what each of us has probably thought many times, “create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.” We truly want to do what is right, we want to please God, but usually we keep falling and doing just the opposite. Psalm 119: 9 and 11 tells us “How can a young man keep his way pure? By keeping it according to Your word.” “Your word I have treasured in my heart, that I may not sin against You.” Memorizing God’s Word is a big step toward living a pure life. What we put in our mind can be a big help, or a big hindrance to living a life pleasing to God. Ephesians 4:22–24 tells us “that, in reference to your former manner of life, you lay aside the old self, which is being corrupted in accordance with the lusts of deceit, and that you be renewed in the spirit of your mind, and put on the new self, which in the likeness of God has been created in righteousness and holiness of the truth.” We need to renew our mind and think on godly things, not worldly things. Philippians 4:8 says that “whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, dwell (think) on these things.”

PURE

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Tuesday, 14 June 2005

Time is equal for everybody, it does not have favorites. Use it today, so you can reap tomorrow.

“And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son”
1 JOHN 5:11 (KJV)

“The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy:

I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.”

JOHN 10:10 (KJV)

Usually the first thing that we hear when we get born again is, that Jesus Christ died on the Cross for us, so we can be reconciled to God, in other words, the purpose with which Jesus was born was to die and be the perfect sacrifice, God’s Lamb.

Have you asked yourself why did Jesus die at 33 years of age, and not at 10 for example? Let’s see His prototype in the Old Testament. Abraham was ready to sacrifice his son, and Isaac was a child. What is this sacrifice showing? It shows the faithfulness of Abraham. When He was 10 or 15 years of age, was Jesus less than God? Of course no, He would be the perfect sacrifice as well.

But look at this from another angle. Jesus allowed God’s life to flow from Him for 33 years. This was a time of constant communion between Him and His Heavenly Father. He allowed the life of the Father to fill Him, so He can reveal everything that the Father was doing. Jesus was giving away (sharing) the life that was in Him – He was healing, delivering and raising people from the dead. Yes, He came to die for us indeed, but also “to give life more abundantly.” He Himself is “The way, the truth and the life.” He was dead for three days, but was raised from the dead and now He is alive, so He can give life. We, as His Christian followers, must act like Him – to want and to get filled with life from Him, so we can give it to the others around us. As the Father loved us and gave His Son for us, so we should want His life to fill us, so it can flow through us and so we can give it to others.

GOD’S LIFE
 

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Genoveva Dimitrova
“Righteousness, Peace and Joy in the Holy Spirit” ACC
Bourgas, Bulgaria, Europe

Времето е еднакво за всички, то няма любимци. Използвай го днес, за да жънеш утре

“И свидетелството е това, че Бог ни е дал вечен живот, и че тоя живот е в Сина Му” 1 Йоан 5:11

(The Bulgarian Bible)

“Крадецът влиза само да открадне, да заколи и да погуби; Аз дойдох за да имат живот, и да го имат изобилно.” Йоан 10:10

(The Bulgarian Bible)

Обикновено първото нещо, което чуваме когато се спасяваме е, че Исус Христос умря на Кръста заради нас, за да може ние да се примирим с Бога. Тоест, целта заради която се роди беше да умре, да бъде съвършената жертва, Божия Агнец.

Мислили ли сте си защо умря на 33 години, а не на 10 например? Нека видим Неговия преобраз в Стария Завет. Авраам беше готов да принесе сина си в жертва, а Исаак беше дете. Какво показа тази жертва? – показа верността на Авраам. На 10 или на 15 години, Исус щеше ли да е по-малко Бог? Не разбира се, пак щеше да е съвършената жертва.

Номпогледнете нещата от малко по-различен ъгъл. Исус позволи на Божия живот да протича през Него в продължение на 33 години. Това беше време в което Той непрекъснато общуваше със Своя Небесен Отец и позволяваше Неговия живот да Го изпълва, за да изявява това, което Отец вършеше. Исус даваше живота, който беше в Него – изцеряваше, освобождаваше, възкресяваше. Да, Той дойде да умре заради нас но и «да даде живот и то изобилно». Самият той е «Пътят, истината и Живота». Беше мъртав за 3 дни, но възкръсна и сега е жив за да дава живот. Ние като негови последователи Християни трябва да правим като Него – да искамe и да се изпълваме с живот от Него, за да можем да го даваме и на другите около нас. Както Отец ни обикна и даде Сина Си за нас и ние да искаме Неговия живот да ни изпълни и да потече през нас за да можем да го дадем на други.

БОЖИЯТ ЖИВОТ

Геновева Димитрова
А Х Ц: «Правда, Мир и Радост в Святия Дух»
Бургас, България
 

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Wednesday, 15 June 2005

Be not guilty of receiving more grace and tolerance from God

than we are willing to administer to others.

“JUDGE me, O LORD;

for I have walked in mine integrity: I have trusted also in the LORD;

therefore I shall not slide.

PSALM 26:1 (KJV, modified)

HALLELUJAH!! Anyhow. Everyone comes to pivotal turning points in life. Everyone faces crisis, challenges, heartache, loss, anxiety, and calamity of some sort. As the elders say, if you haven’t yet, just keep on living. “Reproach hath broken my heart; and I am full of heaviness: and I looked for some to take pity, but there were none; and for comforters, but I found none.” Psalm 69:20 When troubles approach and come upon us a like a flood, we are still required to give God all the glory, simply because HE is God and is far greater than every circumstance and situation. When all hell breaks loose, shout with a voice of triumph: HALLELUJAH! Anyhow! When we give God steadfast praise despite our problems, quagmires, and dilemmas, GOD surely takes notice. “Trust in the LORD, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.” Psalm 37:3 “But whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet from fear of evil.” Proverb 1:33

When we, as children of the Most High God, truly trust and believe that HE alone is all seeing, all knowing, and has plans to do us good and not evil- our foundations will not be shaken, if and only if our foundations are built on Him, the rock that shall not crumble. HALLELUJAH!! anyhow. “These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world, ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.” John 16:33 The next time adversity strikes, shout HALLELUJAH!! anyhow. “I shall bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth.” Psalm 34:1 GOD’s grace and mercy endures forever. When we rise up and offer praises and thanksgiving unto GOD in the midst of the storms, it both confuses and defeats the enemy. Lifting up our cares and troubles to God may not be easy, but HE is in control. There is no need to worry about things that are too big, too difficult, things we have no control over. “Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the LORD delivers him out of them all.” Psalm 34:19  HALLELUJAH!

BREAKTHROUGH
 

Cheryl Ford Velasquez
Metro World Outreach Center
Email: cfvelas@hotmail.com or cfvelas@yahoo.com
Stone Mountain, Georgia, USA, North America
 

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Thursday, 16 June 2005

Make Christ your goal in life.

“What is more, I consider everything a loss compared to the surpassing greatness of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things. I consider them rubbish, that I may gain Christ.”

PHILIPPIANS 3:8-9 (NIV)

Every life on this earth must have a goal. Philippians 3:4–14 A goal must be achievable, attainable and tangible. Paul in this passage has made Christ his goal in life, because knowing Christ is the ultimate goal in life. There are three qualities that we see from our text that we can emulate: Dedication, Desire and Determination.

1. DEDICATION. Philippians, 3:4-8 We need to dedicate our total lives to Christ; our thoughts, our plans, our emotions, etc. This means giving all your life to Him (Christ) to control. Today many Christians even do not consult God in whatever they do. Their lives are in their own hands. Some also have given the Lord part of their lives, but not all. It’s impossible to divide yourself.

2. DESIRE. Philippians 3:9-11 We must also desire to know Christ more and better than any other thing in our lives, 2 Corinthians 5:9 -- the desire to know Him personally. To desire is to wish for, look for and fight for it. Also we have to do with having a good and intimate relationship with Christ and knowledge about Him. Many Christians know Christ only in their HEADS, but not in their HEARTS. Christ is not controlling their hearts--their hearts are far from the Lord. May you allow Christ to have a seat in your heart today. It means allowing Him to control your emotions, your will and your mind.

3. DETERMINATION. Philippians 3:12–14 To make Christ your goal in life, there is the need to have a determination attitude. Christianity doesn’t promise free launch or safe journey. We need to fight to make it. When God promised His people (children) the promised land, He didn’t fight for them. They met many hindrances on their way. You will also face some hindrances on your way to achieve your goal, but don’t give up. God wants His children to be determined. By God’s grace you can do it. Ask Him for help today and He will give it to you.

GOAL
 

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Rev. Daniel Ampiah, Missions Director
Hope Assemblies Of God
Ghana, Africa
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Friday, 17 June 2005

Foolishness makes a man unclean and stink!

“What comes out of a man, that defiles a man. For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lewdness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness. All these evil things come from within and defile a man.”

MARK 7:20-23 (KJV)

FOOLISHNESS. How often we read from the scriptures only the things that we want to see. Our minds are so clogged by the traditional things we hear so often from the preachers on the pulpit that we seldom take time to go beyond the forty to forty-five minutes of the sermon.

In one passage today that I read, Jesus was explaining to the disciples the things that defile a man. Of these things that we generally call character flaws, Jesus says they make you stink. Jesus’ list starts with evil thoughts and ends with foolishness. Does this not surprise you that He starts with the unseen and ends with the “unknown”? Foolishness is born out of ignorance, and ignorance is simply a rejection of knowledge.

In Hosea 4:6, God says “…because you have rejected knowledge I will reject you from being a priest.” God is saying that those who reject knowledge, lack the credentials to minister to HIM on behalf of HIS people. Therefore they cannot function as priests. We cannot be intercessors if we lack wisdom. For us to function effectively in the kingdom, we must be knowledgeable and wise. We need to be informed, and in order to be informed and equipped, we must study to show ourselves approved.

How often we spend precious hours watching the television rather than spend time studying the Word of God. Study the Word of God, but also study books and supplemental material to broaden our understanding. “Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness and wisdom.” James 3:13 It is in our understanding of life and its purpose that the character flaws that Jesus mentioned in Mark 7:20-23 will give way to good conduct. Foolishness is called an evil thing and will cause us to lose respect and position. Let us be wise and not fools with help from God.

STUDY

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Dr. Idem Ikon

Presiding Bishop
Revival Valley Ministries International

P. O. Box 1697
Calabar, Nigeria, Africa
 

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Saturday, 18 June 2005

Do you love your neighbor?

“Jesus said, “Love the Lord your God with all your passion and prayer and muscle and intelligence--and love your neighbor as well as you do yourself.””
LUKE 10:27 (Message Bible)

We are to love God with all our passion, with all our life, all our muscles, all our intelligence. If we love God, we will love our neighbor. How do we love our neighbor? We must love our neighbor as we love ourselves. How do we love ourselves? We feed, clothe, exercise, and care for our bodies. How can we care for our family, our neighbor, our friends, our street, our community? These are all our neighbors.

When Jesus gave this commandment and spoke these words He saw that if we could not reach these people with the Gospel, the good news of life in Christ we had no love for them and no love for ourselves! How can we say we love God if we do not love our neighbor? How do we love our neighbor? –by reaching them with the love and mercy of God!

God gave me a revelation concerning this and the Great Commission of Acts 1:8 that all power is given us to go into all the world and preach the gospel. We are to be His witnesses in Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria, and the ends of the earth. People have said, “Well, I don’t have to do that. I don’t have to go to the ends of the earth. I have to reach my Jerusalem and that is my neighbor, my street, my family, my community.”

God showed me that this verse does not speak like that. Our neighbor is not included in this verse! When Jesus gave the first and second great commandment He dealt with reaching our neighbor! We cannot say we love God if we don’t reach our neighbor! We do not love ourselves if we don’t reach our neighbor.

NEIGHBOR

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Denise Reid
New Zealand Missionary, Pastor, Evangelist
Four Corners Ministries
P. O. Box 1079 Tavernier, Florida 33070 USA
Email: Kdereid@aol.com
 

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Sunday, 19 June 2005

To enjoy a Spirit-filled, joy-filled life, and to be an effective witness for Christ, old sinful habits must be dropped, and a replacement of wholesome godly habits must be practiced.

“Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.”
EPHESIANS 4:29 (NIV)

“Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice.”

Ephesians 4:31

“Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.”

Ephesians 4:32

1. We must not put down, speak harsh words, or speak ill of family members or anyone else. To do so, is not Christ-like. Instead, we must speak words to encourage and build up each other.

2. To get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, verse 31, we must ask the Lord to reveal to us, any bad attitude, or habits, or even any underlying guilt of the past, or hidden sins that might be the root cause of any sinful attitude or behavior. Wait in the presence of the Lord, and as He reveals the wrong and sinful motives, ask Him to forgive and cleanse you from these. Examine your life daily before God, and do what God asks you to do. It may be to ask forgiveness of your spouse or someone.

3. Forgive others, verse 32. Replace anger and bitterness with compassion, kindness, and gentleness, and ask God to show you ways that you can help others find God's will for their lives. It is God's will for you to honor Him in all your ways, all the days of your life.

EFFECTIVENESS

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Abigail Taylor
Pastor, Evangelist
Miracle Temple Ministries
Lodge Project, St. Kitts, West Indies
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Monday, 20 June 2005

God bless everyone, the good and the bad, the happy and the sad.

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.”

JOHN 3:16-17 (KJV)

At the sight of God, since our ancestors Adam and Eve disobeyed His will and ate of the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, human beings have been indulged in sin. God though, loves sinners, even though He hates sin. Jesus Christ came to this evil world, not to condemn us, but to forgive us. His light shines from east to west. Whether you have believed in Him or not, He always keeps and sustains us. We are prodigal sons. God is waiting for our arrival. Repent, the kingdom of Heaven is coming.

I had been trapped in the valley of the shadow of death. Not a ray of light within it. But God had never forsaken me. I am a Chinese. Since I attended college at the age of 18, I began to pursue the truth. Which is the real life? Which is the truth? Once I became a Buddhist believer, I thought if I did more good deeds, I would gain the peace and happy life. But reality crushed my daydreams. On an unexpected day last year, I lost my job and my wife treated me as a stranger. I was in deep darkness. But God’s will is good. Every night I read the Bible. I repented. I prayed. God's Word seemed like a lightning, splitting the sky.

Since then I found peace and joy in my heart. I could enjoy sweet dreams as if a baby sleeping in mother's hands. Praise God for lifting me up in trouble. When I walk on the streets in the morning, I often think how great God is. Though many people walking on the same streets do not believe in God, they are living well. God gave to some people health, to some - wealth, to some - bread, to some - peace, to some - joy, and to some - eternal life. Everyone is blessed by God. Everyone must thank God for the fact that he is alive today. Those who are weary must come to the Lord, for His burden is light. Let us wait for Him patiently.

GOD IS GOOD TO ALL

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Wung Way
Wuhan, Hubei Province, China, Asia
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Tuesday, 21 June 2005

Still Chained to Your Past? You Must Start Afresh.

“You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; to be made new in the attitude of your minds; and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.”

EPHESIANS 4:22-24 (NIV)

Mistakes, failures and defeats in your past can hamper your spiritual growth. Never blame yourself about the past and allow it to control your thoughts. It can rob you of the joy that God intended for you. No, dear brothers and sisters, I am still not all I should be, but I am focusing all my energies on one thing: Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead. (Philippians 3:13-14)

If your life is haunted by memories, you cannot experience the freedom of spirit that is in your spiritual heritage. Instead, there must be a spiritual renewal of your thoughts and attitudes. You must display a new nature because you are a new person, created in God's likeness--righteous, holy and true. (Ephesians 4:23-24)

The past may make you ashamed, but the glory that brightens the future, out shines the darkness of the past and makes what once deemed impossible gloriously possible. (John 3:3) When you remember the past you allow a worldly attitude to rob your highest goal in life. Such memories can cast unnecessary shadow over the present. If you think about the past, you are opening the doors of depression; you allow
the past to determine the quality of your life.

Remember the past is history, the future is a promise; then the present time is really what you have. Whenever the devil reminds you of your past, remind him about his future; that he will die in hell for the rest of his life. (2 Corinthians 5:14-21)

FORWARD THINKING

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Bishop L. Reginald Matiwane
His Centre Praise & Worship Cathedral
P. O. Box 11209, Southernwood
East London, South Africa, Africa
Telephone: +278 347 91356
Fax: +274 370 49274
Email: mat@bccollege.co.za
 

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Wednesday, 22 June 2005

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Keep Love in Your Heart and Win the Battle for Your Soul!

“And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might.”

DEUTERONOMY 6:5 (KJV)

The Heart Battlefield. The mind is a battlefield, but the victory for the spirit/soul is won on the battlefield of the heart. “Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.” Matthew 22:37

Note in the above passage, Jesus used “mind” last and “heart” is first. That which proceeds out of the mouth comes from the heart and defiles a person, (Matthew 15:18) not out of the mind. The mind may think “wicked imaginations” but the imaginations must be rooted in the heart (Mark 7:21) for emanation or growth and maturation of those ideas to happen. (Luke 6:45) Your motivation in life, whether at work or at home rests in the heart; the desires of the heart not the logic and reasoning of the mind. You desire a new car, a new home, a boyfriend or wife—this desire is of the heart, not the mind. When you are homesick or grieving, you are experiencing an emotion from the heart, not the mind. The main battlefield is in the heart. You can have a doctorate degree or the world on a platter but if someone or something comes into your life which negatively affects your heart then most of us are in trouble.

We have to place our focus back on God. In all our ways acknowledge Him and He will direct our paths. (Proverbs 3:6) Anything that takes our focus away from God is idolatrous. Love, joy, bitterness, hatred, jealousy, envy, happiness—these operate from the heart—not the mind. The mind responds to the heart in many cases of emotion until REASON comes in and corrects the mind. “Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.” Proverbs 4:23 “But if from thence thou shalt seek the LORD thy God, thou shalt find him, if thou seek him with all thy heart and with all thy soul.” Deuteronomy 4:29  If the enemies of man can get our hearts to defile our minds, bodies, and souls, then the enemy has victory in our lives. “And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength; this is the first commandment.” Mark 12:30  Focus your heart on God.  God is love. (1 John 4:16)
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HEART VICTORY

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James Anthony Allen, Evangelist
eBlessings.us Founder
USA, North America
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Thursday, 23 June 2005

God is LOVE, able and kind.  But we are all separated from God because of sins.

“For there is not a just man upon the earth that doeth good, and sinneth not.”
ECCLESIASTES 7:20 (KJV)

Sins block the love of God to us and brings enmity between God and humans. Sin is bad and a disgrace to humanity; we cannot live in our sins and evil ways and expect good from God. Prayers, fasting, singing, and charities are the best way to come closer to God. And the best among all is charities to the less privileged. Let us practice good Christianity and help one another not only by financial purposes from our hearts, but by prayers, caring, advice, encouragement, love, and bearing one another’s burdens and helping resolve each other’s problems. There is no profit in sin and the Bible is clear while explaining it in Romans 3:9-20.

Salvation is our main purpose of the world, not riches. Let us seek God and live for Jesus Christ, the Son of God who cares for us and gave away His life on the cross for our sins. Salvation is important for all souls because this world is not our home. We are here just like people in a marketplace, then later we will all go home. What shall it profit a man if ye gain the whole world and lose your soul? (Mark 8:36) And no one can gain even a quarter of the world and yet he is perishing away. Without God in our lives, it is just as if we are nothing in this world.

“For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. For therein is the righteousness of God revealed from faith to faith: as it is written, the just shall live by faith.” Romans 1:16-17 Salvation is our purpose on earth and if God blesses you, remember your fellow brothers and sisters and care for them also. Charity is also the best way to serve God.

May the Peace, Love, Mercy, and Blessings of our Lord Jesus Christ be with every one of us now and forever. AMEN.

CHARITY

submitted by:

Pastor John O. Mwajagu
Addis Bible Center
Moddo, Ethiopia, Africa
Email: eastafricans@yahoo.com

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Friday, 24 June 2005

Being childlike is a key to entering into the kingdom of Heaven.

"And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven. Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven."

MATTHEW 18:3–4 (KJV)

God wants us to be childlike, not childish. Childlike means the innocence in a child. It is also a part of the child that is trusting, forgiving and that loves unconditionally.

Childish means an immature spirit. This is the flesh of the body. It is also selfishness and a rebellion spirit.

"When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things." 1 Corinthians 13:11

"Brethren, be not children in understanding: howbeit in malice be ye children, but in understanding be men."

1 Corinthians 14:20

"As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby." 1 Peter 2:2

God does not want us to stay little children. He wants us to grow maturely in Christ. However, He wants us to have childlike qualities. The part of the child that is innocent. That part that loves unconditionally, forgives easily, and has no malice in the heart.

CHILDLIKE
 

submitted by:

Deanne Hayward, Youth Leader
Faith Chapel Baptist Church
Douglas, Georgia, United States, North America
Email: lisadhayward@yahoo.com
 

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Saturday, 25 June 2005

Our life on this planet has one main purpose and that is for us to be witnesses for Him.

“But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.”

ACTS 1:8 (KJV)

These were the LAST words our Lord Jesus Christ pronounced before He was taken up to Heaven. When a person is about to say his last words, he is definitely going to say his best, his most important, his most intimate and his most meaningful words, especially if he is to say them to the next generation. He is definitely going to focus on the highest purpose.

That’s exactly what Jesus did when He said those words to the disciples. He released to them their highest purpose in life. He said, The Holy Spirit Himself would come upon them for this very purpose. He would entrust them with His power so they can fulfill that purpose.

What is that purpose? It is for us to become witnesses for Him to the ends of the Earth. That’s what we should focus on. That’s our highest goal. That should be our global vision. And we can do it, because the Holy Spirit is with us.

WITNESS

submitted by:

Nikola Dimitrov
Bible Teacher, Preacher, Translator
“Life in Glory” Apostolic Christian Center
Stara Zagora, Bulgaria, Europe
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Sunday, 26 June 2005

God will speak through whomever He pleases.  Listen and Obey.  God is Faithful to the Obedient.

“Yet Michael the archangel, when contending with the devil he disputed about the body of Moses, durst not bring against him a railing accusation, BUT SAID, THE LORD REBUKE THEE.”

JUDE 1:9 (KJV, modified)

As a person I am a messenger of God. I am to do what I am told. “Then spoke Haggai the LORD’s messenger in the LORD’s message unto the people, saying, I am with you, saith the LORD.” Haggai 1:13 Messengers do not change or amend letters they are sent to deliver. (1 Chronicles 21:9-13) All my words should show that I am the messenger.

Pride should not overtake me. Good messages that come through my mouth are from God. Good works that pass through me are from God and not from me. “But it is good for me to draw near to GOD: I have put my trust in the Lord GOD, that I may declare all thy works.” Psalm 73:28 I do not want any praises from mankind. Even Angels are messengers. (1Chronicles 21:18) I am worth nothing. I carry words from the Almighty. “As it is written in the prophets, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.” Mark 1:2

I agree I am like all other brothers and sisters no matter what. “The LORD is good to all: and his tender mercies are over all his works.” Psalm 145:9 The word comes from God Almighty and not from you or me. “For the priest’s lips should keep knowledge, and they should seek the law at his mouth: for he is the messenger of the LORD of hosts. Malachi 2:7 God sends His Word through His messengers.

“Behold, I will send my messenger, and he shall prepare the way before me: and the Lord, whom ye seek, shall suddenly come to his temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in: behold, he shall come, saith the LORD of hosts.” Malachi 3:1

MESSENGER

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Tichadii J. Ziwenga, Bible teacher
Greater Bible Way Gospel Church
54 Tsukukuwiri Road, Zengeza 1
Zimbabwe, Africa
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Monday, 27 June 2005

“For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again:” Proverb 24:16

“But thou,

O man of God flee these things and follow after

righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness.”

1 TIMOTHY 6:11 (KJV)

The Just Man. (Ezekiel 18:5-9) Is a man just? Is a man true? People in the world, and some Saints also have their own perception of what a “just man” is. The book of Ezekiel gives us guidelines to denounce any questions, even though this scripture is taken from the Old Testament. It gives the Saints a clear picture of what a just man should look like.

According to the scripture, the just man is a lawful man, (v.5) that follows GOD’s law and the ordinance of man.

He is not an idolater (v.6) in any sense of the word,

“Wherefore my dearly beloved flee from idolatry.” 1 Corinthians 10:14

Neither television, fame, promotion, nor drugs (alcohol), money, gold, or trophies are his idols. The just man doesn't lie with a woman who is unclean, nor with a woman who is not his good thing. (Proverbs 18:22)

He interacts fairly (v.7) with his fellow man without violence, beguiling, or treachery. (Ephesians 4:26-27) The needs of the less fortunate are before him, and he has compassion on the hungry. (James 2:15-16)

He lends without interest (v.8), and does not take what is not rightfully his. (Exodus 20:15)

His hands are clean, and if there be any confusion, the scripture tells us that he walks in GOD’s statutes (v.9) and judgments!

Thus we know that CHRIST Jesus is the example for ALL SAINTS to follow. Yet, like the virtuous woman, the just man reveals the guidelines for a man that GOD says is just.

THE JUST MAN

submitted by:

Marcus Anthony Allen

Called Saint of Christ
Email: acumen198@hotmail.com
 

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Tuesday, 28 June 2005

What does your glass of water look like?

“But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves. For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass.”

JAMES 1:22-23 (KJV)

God’s Spirit spoke to my spirit and told me how most Christians are.  He said if you take a clean clear glass and pour in clean water, it is pure and clean. It is like a person that has first given his heart to Jesus. “Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.” Luke 10:19

If you take this glass and never drink it and just set it aside, it becomes stagnant. Just like a Christian that gets saved and never reads the Bible, never uses the power of God and never become a disciple of Jesus Christ. They are like that stagnant glass of water. If you leave the glass of water there long enough bacteria grows in it. “I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work.” John 9:4

If we are not soldiers for Christ, we will soon allow sin into our lives and corrupt our hearts and turn us away from Christ. “Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.”  Matthew 5:16

God is telling us it is time to get off the pew and start doing His work. If we never apply His word in our hearts and do His work, we cannot grow. “Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father.” John 14:12 It is time to put the whole armor of God on and become His disciple. “That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God; Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness.” (Colossions 1:10)

Disciple - A disciple of Christ is one who:

(1) believes His doctrine,

(2) rests on His sacrifice,

(3) imbibes His spirit, and

(4) imitates His example.

DISCIPLE

submitted by:

Deanne Hayward, Youth Leader
Faith Chapel Baptist Church
Douglas, Georgia, United States, North America
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Wednesday, 29 June 2005

There are Countless Thousands who can Benefit from Your Over Abundance. Share to Show You Care.

“Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee ahungered, or athisrt, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee?”

MATTHEW 25:44 (KJV)

Giving From Equality. (2 Corinthians 8:13-15) It is not that there may be relief for others and hardship for you, but it is a question of equality. At the present time, your surplus is available for their need. Their abundance may also become available for your need, that there may be equality. As it has been written: the person who gathered much did not have too much, and the person who gathered little did not have too little.
(2 Corinthians 8:15)

The fourteen-year civil war in Liberia, has not only destroyed lives and property, but has left severe poverty in the lives of average Liberians. The economic standard of living has deteriorated to the extent that average Liberians exist only on one daily meal. This constrains girls to prostitute for survival. Many hardly get the one time daily meal. The situation has grown to the extent that sometimes many children and adults pick in the garbage while others have become child soldiers that results in many of them becoming handicapped, drugs-addicts, while others even lose their lives.

Life for survival has become very difficult as children are now laboring as parents because of the economic hardship. You can change the destiny of a child or a person with your giving. If we are not born with it, where does generosity come from? Generosity is the result of God’s grace in our lives. (Romans 12:8) Giving is described as a gift of the Spirit--a divine enablement. God had enabled the Macedonia Christian to financially assist the destitute Christians whom they did not personally know. You may not personally know to whom you are giving, but you are changing the destiny of someone.

Christians in the western world often do not lack the essentials of food, clothing, or shelter, so this may be strange in their minds, but the truth of the matter is that average Liberians are dying of starvation each and everyday and their needs are astonishing. You can make a difference.

HELP

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Minister George Festus Blamoh
Monrovia, Liberia, Africa
Telephone: 00231-7-7020-337
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Thursday, 30 June 2005

When did I see you LORD hungry, thirsty, naked, in prison, in the hospital or in a nursing home?

“Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others.

Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus.”
PHILIPPIANS 2:4-5 (KJV)

Needy yourself? Help someone else anyway.  As a pioneer missionary I have visited a lot of places and have met a lot of people. One day I was traveling by train towards my ministry field. At a railway station I got down to fill my water bottle when the train stopped. A neatly dressed gentleman about 60+ started crying for help. I wanted to help him because he needed me. He had lost his money purse and needed money to get back home. That's what he pleaded to me. In the meanwhile, the train started moving, I gave him $1+ US Dollar [50Rupees] though I didn't have much money either. The offering was wonderful meeting his need. The man offered me a blessing in return. I told this event to my friends on the train. They had a big laugh and I was told that it was a regular trick played on unassuming people. I felt cheated, but on second thought, I felt that what I had done was a good gesture to help someone in distress. My intention was to help out and I did what any good person should have done. Even in a society full of tricksters and cheats, let us not forget personal emotional responses. The $1+US Dollar [50Rupees] I gave away was not a loss but a big gain. In my heart of hearts, I felt that I had helped someone.

One of the ways God teaches us to love others is by cheerfully reaching and helping them in their need. Of course it's not an easy thing to joyfully help others with our resources as we struggle with selfishness and selfish ambitions within us. But those who are willing to follow Jesus must learn the act of giving, by denying their focus on themselves.

Let's examine ourselves. Do we practice selfless acts of love and care in our lives? God wants us to learn the grace of selflessness--giving to the needy people. Don't you know if He wills, God can shower His provision upon the needy from heaven? But He chooses to give us the privilege. Learn to give. By this act of kindness we learn to share His love with others. Let us give when we do not have enough for ourselves. We can always give when we have. May your attitude be the same as that of Christ Jesus. Amen.

KINDNESS

submitted by:

Sandra Raul, Missionary
Light of Hope Association

Adilabad, India, Asia
www.lightofhopeassociation.org

Telephone: 00909440234218
Email: zsandra@rediffmail.com

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